Don’t do things the way they have always been done

Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza has blazed a singular career path. Child of Guatemalan immigrants, he attended Harvard Law School, taught law at Roger Williams University and became a Providence Housing Court judge before being elected mayor in 2014. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Jorge O. Elorza| Providence mayor All my life, I’ve never accepted the “way things were always done” as a response to age-old problems. As mayor, a top priority has been ensuring our city is efficient, transparent and accessible for all residents and visitors, and driven by a customer service-based mindset. With that goal in mind,…

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